Whiteley Reception

    Friday 23rd January Winter This week we have been looking at a non-fiction book about Winter.  We have learnt about the features of a non-fiction book such as contents page, headings, labels, the index and the glossary page. Phonics This week in phonics, we have been revisiting the letters  g, o, c  and  k  with a particular focus on letter formation and writing CVC words such as run, set and rock. Maths This week we have been learning about the pairs of numbers that make 5. We have sung the song '5 little speckled frogs' and noted how many frogs jumped into the pool and how many frogs were left on the log. We have used a 5 frame to help us see the pairs of numbers that make 5 e.g. 5+0=5, 4+1=5, 3+2=5 and so on. Reading Please check your child's reading log each Friday to find out which Bug Club book they have read at school each week. This will be allocated to your child's Bug Club account.  Please can you read this book two more times at hom...

   Friday 16th January This week we have compared similar toys from now and the past. We thought about how they were the same and how they were different by looking at things such as the materials they were made from. Thank you so much for sending in photos of toys that you or your parents played with as children. We have really enjoyed looking at and talking about them. Phonics In phonics this week we have been revisiting the letters   i , n , m and d .  We have used these sounds to focus on letter formation and to write CVC (consonant, vowel, consonant) words. We have also revised the phase 2 tricky words.  Phase 2 tricky word song Reading Please can you check your child's reading log each Friday to find out which Bug Club book they have read at school each week.  This will be allocated to your child's bug club account.  Please can you read his book two more times at home to develop your child's confidence and fluency.  It's really important to...

 Friday 9th January Happy New Year and welcome back to school.  We hope that you had a lovely time together.   T his week at school, we have been learning about toys.  The children talked to the class about their favourite toys and we have practised talking in full sentences. We learnt about the materials that toys are made from and compared the toys we play with now to those we enjoyed as babies.  The children tried hard to explain what makes toys suitable for babies and toddlers. Next week, we will be learning about toys in the past.  Please could you ask any grandparents or great grandparents if they have any photos of themselves as children playing with toys.  It would be lovely to share these with the class.  If you have any please could you email a copy to yearr@whiteleyapps.com Thank you! Phonics In phonics this week we have been revisiting the letters s,a,t and p.  We have used these sounds to focus on letter formation and to write CV...

 Friday 12th We would like to say a big THANK YOU to all the children for their wonderful nativity performances this week. They have been so excited to share the performance with you. I am sure you were just as excited to see them! Celebrations This week we have been thinking about celebrations, in particular Birthdays. We have been thinking about how birthday celebrations often have the same elements e.g. cards, presents and cake. We have also noticed that our birthday celebrations look different now from when we were babies. This week was Lola's birthday (our class toy). We celebrated by making cards and banners, by hanging balloons and of course, singing her happy birthday. Phonics This week in phonics we have been learning the letter sounds  l, ll, ss and s. We have been reading and writing words that contain these sounds. We have also revised all the letter sounds learnt so far. These are the phase 2 tricky words that we are learning. I, to, no, go, into, her, the Here is...

   Friday 5th December This week, we have continued to read the story 'The foggy foggy forest'.  We have been writing a sentence to add to the story using rhyming words. Phonics This week in phonics we have been revisited the sounds  h, b, f  and the digraph  ff . We have been reading and spelling words containing these phonemes e.g. bed, fun, huff etc. Bug Club Please see your child's reading log to see which book has been allocated this week.  We ask that you read the book twice more at home to support our 3 read approach. Thank you to those parents who are logging onto bug club and reading with their child.  It really does boost their confidence if they have shared the selected book at home. Maths This week in Maths, we have been thinking about the purpose of counting i.e. to find out how many objects there are?  The children have revisited 1-1 correspondence and remembering the stopping number. We also explored counting orally to larger n...

 Friday 28th November This week we have continued to read the story of the 'Foggy Foggy Forest'. We have been writing a sentence to add to the story using rhyming words.  For example, In the Foggy Foggy Forest  it is a fox in a box  or In the Foggy Foggy Forest  it is a cat in a hat. Phonics This week we have introduced the letters ck, e, u and r.  We have learnt the names of the letters, the sounds they make and the accompanying action. You may like to ask your child to show you these actions. We have identified words that contain these letters e.g. sack ends with 'ck', pen has 'e' in the middle of the word. Maths This week the children will build on their understanding of the composition of numbers eg. seeing that 3 can be composed of 1 and 2. They have also consolidated their understanding of a whole being made up of smaller parts. We had great fun making our own 'stampolines' to show different ways of making 4. Nativity. We are excited to invite you ...

Friday 21st November A huge thankyou for all the money you have raised for our nursery rhyme singalong. You have been incredibly generous and have raised £ 1905! We are very grateful and we will let you know how your generous donations have benefitted your children. Thankyou! This week we have continued our work on the book 'Wow! said the owl' by the author Tim Hopgood. We have been into the woodlands for a scavenger hunt to try to match the colours from the story to the world around us. Then we described what we have seen.  We thought carefully about the words we use in a sentence and remembered to use a capital letter, finger spaces and a full stop.  We have added an adjective (describing word) to a simple sentence e.g.  I can see beautiful red butterflies. If you would like to listen to the story with your child please click here. Phonics This week we have introduced the letters g, o, c and k.  We have learnt the names of the letters, the sounds they make and the ...

 Friday 14th November This week, we have been reading the book 'Wow! said the owl' by the author Tim Hopgood.  This is a story about a little owl who decides to stay awake all day instead of going to sleep at night like they are supposed to.  The little owl discovers a world bursting with colour.  We have talked about the front cover, the title and the author.  We have been joining in with the repeated text all together.  We have also discussed the meaning of some of the words to expand our vocabulary. Click here to listen to the story 'Wow! said the owl'. Phonics This week in phonics we have been learning the sounds of the letters 'i', 'n', 'm' and 'd'.  We have read words containing these sounds and practiced making CVC (consonant, vowel, consonant) words on magnetic boards.  We have also learnt to form the letters using our school handwriting style. Phase 2 phonic actions and sounds Bug Club Please check your child's reading log to...

 Friday 7th November This week, we have been learning about Bonfire night and why we celebrate it.  We have listened to the story of Guy Fawkes and learnt to mix our own paint colours to create firework pictures. Phonics This week, we have begun learning the sounds in Phase 2. We have introduced the letters s, a, t, and p. We have learnt the names of the letters, the sounds they make and the accompanying action. We have identified words that contain these letters e.g. sun begins with 's', tap has 'a' in the middle. Bug Club Well done to all those children who have completed the first part of the Bug Club challenge and have received their special sticker. Maths A key focus this week is deepening the children's understanding of 5 as a quantity by linking the number itself to the 5 fingers on one hand.  We have sung and learnt the number rhyme 5 little peas. click here to listen The children have explored ways to present numbers to 5 using both their fingers and object...